Cover image courtesy of Newhaven Park Stud
Newhaven Park Stud have announced their 2026 fees with newcomer Cool Archie to stand at $16,500 including GST, while his sire Cool Aza Beel gets a lift to $22,000. Mo’Unga drops slightly to $22,000 including GST while Xtravagant provides value at $11,000 including GST.
| Cool Archie | Cool Aza Beel (NZ) | $16,500 | New |
| Cool Aza Beel (NZ) | Savabeel | $22,000 | $16,500 |
| Mo'Unga | Savabeel | $22,000 | $25,000 |
| Xtravagant (NZ) | Pentire (GB) | $11,000 | $11,000 |
Table: Newhaven Park 2026 stallion fees
Brilliance at two is the key to Cool Archie
Newhaven Park Stud bred Cool Archie, selling him to Mick Malone at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $100,000. Malone went back to the pot at this year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale to purchase Cool Archie’s full brother for $500,000, demonstrating how a Group 1 winner lifts a pedigree in the marketplace.
From the first crop of their Group 1 winning sire Cool Aza Beel (NZ), Cool Archie was trained by Chris and Corey Munce. He was first sighted at the early September 2-year-old trials, and had three pre-Christmas starts led by a second place in the G3 BJ McLachlan Stakes before he ran mid-field in O’ Ole (Ole Kirk)’s R.Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
He returned for the Brisbane carnival and smashed out five wins in succession, culminating in the G1 JJ Atkins Plate over a mile. A knee injury, after winning a trial at three, prevented his return to the track and he was retired.
“We have every confidence in Cool Archie finding his own place in the celebrated history of our farm.” - John Kelly
“We have every confidence in Cool Archie finding his own place in the celebrated history of our farm, and we can only hope he’ll ultimately make a similar impact as his JJ Atkins Stakes winning predecessors,” said Kelly, referring to Newhaven Park’s former outstanding sires Zeditave and Luskin Star who both won the G1 JJ Atkins Plate.
John Kelly | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
The G1 JJ Atkins Plate over a mile has an outstanding record as a sire making race with exciting young sires Broadsiding and King Colorado winning it in the two years preceding Cool Archie. Proven sires The Autumn Sun and Darci Brahma (NZ) won the JJ Atkins, and further back, notable stallions like Show A Heart, Mossman, Zeditave and Luskin Star all feature on the leaderboard.
Price at $16,500 including GST, Cool Archie brings brilliance to the table. His own sire was also a Group 1 winning juvenile, while his dam Aware (Tale Of The Cat {USA}) won three times at 1200 metres and was fourth in the Listed Oakbank Stakes.
Cool Archie | Image courtesy of Newhaven Park
Aware is a daughter of G2 Magic Night Stakes winner Media (Gilded Time {USA}) who was four times Group 1-placed including running third in the G1 Golden Slipper to Stratum and Fashions Afield (Redoute’s Choice).
Cool Archie’s third dam is the speedy dual Listed winner Valourina (Snippets) who, as well as Media, also produced G2 Wakeful Stakes winner Timbourina (Timber Country {USA}) who placed in both the G1 Canterbury Guineas and G1 Victoria Oaks.
Cool Aza Beel gets a lift in fee
With a Group 1 winning juvenile in his first crop, Cool Aza Beel (NZ) has been given a lift to $22,000 including GST for 2026. He served his first five seasons at $16,500 including GST, and thanks to Cool Archie, was very popular last year covering 131 mares.
“Cool Aza Beel really stamps his stock. They all come out the same, all one colour as he’s bay dominant and they are basically all the same. You don’t get small ones or very big ones, just nice medium sized horses with good temperaments,” said Kelly.
Cool Aza Beel’s other first crop stakes winner is Cool Aza Rene, who won four of her first five starts at two in New Zealand before coming back this season at three to win the G3 Barneswood Stakes over 1400 metres in the spring.
Cool Aza Beel | Standing at Newhaven Park
From his first crop, Cool Aza Beel also has stakes placed winners Fleeting Star and Cobra Club, while 2-year-old filly Leaves Of Lorien emulated Cool Archie by placing in this season’s G3 BJ McLachlan Stakes. Double Cool, another 2-year-old from Cool Aza Beel’s second crop, ran fourth in this season’s R.Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic and recently resumed with a strong second placing on the Sunshine Coast.
“Cool Aza Beel has a lot of fast stallions in his dam line, he’s out of a Testa Rossa mare out of a Red Ransom mare out of a Bletchingly mare, and he has all the good attributes of Savabeel too,” said Kelly.
“Cool Aza Beel has a lot of fast stallions in his dam line... and he has all the good attributes of Savabeel too.” John Kelly
Cool Aza Beel who won four of his six starts at two led by the G1 Sistema Stakes at two as well as the R. Listed Karaka Million 2YO, and is a son of Savabeel, a multiple Champion Sire in New Zealand. Cox Plate winner Savabeel has 159 stakes winners including Cool Aza Beel’s barnmate Mo’Unga (NZ).
Mo’Unga heads into season three
Dual Group 1 winner Mo’Unga (NZ) heads into this third season at stud with a minor drop in fee to $22,000 including GST, down from $25,000 in 2025 where he served 90 mares.
A winner of his only start at two, Mo’Unga thrived at three winning the time-honoured G1 Rosehill Guineas. Broadsiding and Anamoe both won this race in the years following Mo’Unga, while proven Group 1 sires The Autumn Sun, Castelvecchio, and Dundeel (NZ) are all on the recent winner’s board for the race.
Ill-fated dual Derby winner Riff Rocket (American Pharoah {USA}) and the tough Lindermann (Lonhro) were the two winners who split Anamoe and Broadsiding. This year’s version was won by Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) who was second to Sheza Alibi (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) in the G1 Randwick Guineas and G1 Doncaster Handicap in the starts either side of his Rosehill Guineas win.
Mo'Unga | Standing at Newhaven Park
Like many of the other recent winners of the G1 Rosehill Guineas, Mo’Unga trained on at four where he downed Horse Of The Year Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed {NZ}) in the G1 Winx Stakes. His next twelve starts were all exclusively in Group 1 company with six placings against the likes of Anamoe, Alligator Blood (All Too Hard), Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}), State Of Rest (Ire), and I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking).
With 57 live foals in his first crop, who are now weanlings, Mo’Unga has plenty ahead of him. By Champion Sire Savabeel, whose stock are as tough and versatile as Mo’Unga, he is a half-brother to Listed winner Super Photon (NZ) (Super Seth). Both are out of Group 3-placed O’Reilly (NZ) mare Chandelier (NZ) who is a full sister to Group 2 winner Irlander (NZ).
Commitment to Kiwi blood began with Xtravagant
Proven sire Xtravagant (NZ), a son of Pentire (GB), heads into his tenth season at stud at an unchanged fee of $11,000 including GST. He provides value for breeders looking for a proven option who can get runners.
The sire of five stakes winners, led by Group 2 winner Lavish Girl, currently sits at 61% winners to runners with 127 individual winners. His current juveniles come from his largest crop and include last start Listed placed Profligate who was a winner on debut the start prior. On the same day, Xtravagant celebrate a second juvenile winner when Shalash was a debutant winner at Gosford.
Xtravagant | Standing at Newhaven Park
He has also sired Group placed sprinter Mal Coupe and stakes-placed Nadal this season.
Winner of the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the G1 Waikato Sprint, Xtravagant’s sire Pentire sired two dual New Zealand Horse Of The Year winner. Mufasa (NZ) who won ten Group 1 races, two of those in Australia, and was crowned Horse Of The Year in both 2008/09 and 2011/12. Four-time Group 1 winner Xcellent (NZ) collected his titles in 2004/05 and 2005/06.
Xtravagant is a full brother to Group 3 winner and twice Group 1-placed He’s Remarkable (NZ) who stands at stud in New Zealand. Their dam, Zabeel (NZ) mare Axiom (NZ), is an unraced daughter of dual Group 2 winner Arletty (NZ) (Centaine).
